I am the happy owner of what I believe to be a 89 Spoiler. I've opened a thread in the history request section for details on history, wood etc. I also own a 1992 Musicman Stingray, and a 1994 Fender Squier MIJ Jazz.

I was on the look out for an Alembic for years, and to be specific, an Alembic with a Q-maple top (I just love that), and medium scale. Fortunately I spot one at a second hand trade site.

The Stingray is a very good instrument, and my with Bass Lines souped up Jazz has a very nice sound too....but this is something different, I could never imagine that after 20 years of playing I can still be knocked over about how fantastic a Bass can play, feel and sound, as it is the case with this for Alembic standards "simple" instrument.

The first Alembic I got in my hands was also mine after 5 min :-). I was kinda stunned by the solid "feel" of the bass (also a Spoiler btw) I'm sure you're gonna love her, she's a beauty! Are you from Holland?

I love your bass, what exactly is the knob or switch that the pickup selector is pointing at on the picture? Or is it a LED maybe?

What I'm most curious about is the dummy humcanceller. Could this Spoiler be prepared (destined since birth) for a Series upgrade? Hopefully Mica will chime in soon in one of your topics to shed a light on this. Congratulations!

The truss rod cover can be polished to it's original "showroom shine" again. The hardware on my '87 Spoiler was also very worn, I brought them to a jeweller who polished them and finished them with a clear powdercoating. Shines like new again

I just knew there was a thread about removing sticky nonsense... Quoting Mica:

You can use mineral oil or lemon oil to dissolve lots of adhesives. Like has been suggested, if you can get an edge started, then swab the oil in the exposed area and continue to peel the sticker away.

Once you get the whole thing off, you can clean up the sticky residue on the bass with an acetone-soaked wipe. You can use acetone to remove the sticker, but it's hard to controle the placement and evaporates quickly.